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I can hear Saber's voice now, too, damnit... although I mix it up with Chaika/burai! girl's voice. 🫨

Changed my avatar, inspired by this thread/ 🎅. My prev/usual avatar is of my namesake, Aion: a charismatic white-haired, forever smirking villain from 2004ish anime, Chrno/Chrono Crusade. I got into anime 2002, so he stood out to newb me with his unreadable, cunning tingymajig. And as I'm not fond of change, stuck with it. Kindasorta. Aion, Aionic, AionicTonic, Aironic, Aironically, AironicallyHuman~ Opted just go with Aion on 'ere, and use one of few decent pieces of coloured art of him since exact name usage. Simples.

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His theme of sorts from the anime really resonated with me; the start has an... emptiness I've never been able place.
It had a wonderful soundtrack, OP/ED inc.

Looking back, it was a unique series, with quite a lot of depth/tragedy, despite being daft/having fanservice. Set in 1920's America, with a gun-nun protagonist, and her demon sidekick that betrayed his own kind. Everytime he uses his power, he - Chrno - drains her life via a clock-locket she wears, hence the misspelt in Japan 'Chrno' part of title/naming. Maybe?

Doubt many know of it nowadays, as the series was lost to the ADV abyss: they licensed both anime/manga. Never got big given manga short, anime diverged, and author not that famous. Triple whammy.

But I digress: my new/xmas avatar is the vol 4 manga cover. Don't think 'tis actually xmas-themed, though the festival lighting looks that way. The anime did have a Christmas episode given religion a part of story (Mary Magdalene is actually in the series, in a flashback), girls in santa outfits and all, but eh: not my thing. 😤

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... I ramble too much. Tltr, replaced picture of Aion with Christmassy vol4 cover. Both from Chrno Crusade. kthxbai

PS: I look forward to Dai's essay about how he came to name himself after Goto.
PS2: I loved those ADV thinpak box sets. Get Backers~
 

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I can hear Saber's voice now, too, damnit... although I mix it up with Chaika/burai! girl's voice. 🫨

Changed my avatar, inspired by this thread/ 🎅. My prev/usual avatar is of my namesake, Aion: a charismatic white-haired, forever smirking villain from 2004ish anime, Chrno/Chrono Crusade. I got into anime 2002, so he stood out to newb me with his unreadable, cunning tingymajig. And as I'm not fond of change, stuck with it. Kindasorta. Aion, Aionic, AionicTonic, Aironic, Aironically, AironicallyHuman~ Opted just go with Aion on 'ere, and use one of few decent pieces of coloured art of him since exact name usage. Simples.

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His theme of sorts from the anime really resonated with me; the start has an... emptiness I've never been able place.
It had a wonderful soundtrack, OP/ED inc.

Looking back, it was a unique series, with quite a lot of depth/tragedy, despite being daft/having fanservice. Set in 1920's America, with a gun-nun protagonist, and her demon sidekick that betrayed his own kind. Everytime he uses his power, he - Chrno - drains her life via a clock-locket she wears, hence the misspelt in Japan 'Chrno' part of title/naming. Maybe?

Doubt many know of it nowadays, as the series was lost to the ADV abyss: they licensed both anime/manga. Never got big given manga short, anime diverged, and author not that famous. Triple whammy.

But I digress: my new/xmas avatar is the vol 4 manga cover. Don't think 'tis actually xmas-themed, though the festival lighting looks that way. The anime did have a Christmas episode given religion a part of story (Mary Magdalene is actually in the series, in a flashback), girls in santa outfits and all, but eh: not my thing. 😤

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... I ramble too much. Tltr, replaced picture of Aion with Christmassy vol4 cover. Both from Chrno Crusade. kthxbai

PS: I look forward to Dai's essay about how he came to name himself after Goto.
PS2: I loved those ADV thinpak box sets. Get Backers~

I do actually know Chrono Crusade - have seen the entire anime once (English dubbed, IIRC) and would quite like to read the manga as well :)
 
I do actually know Chrono Crusade - have seen the entire anime once (English dubbed, IIRC) and would quite like to read the manga as well :)

Cum to think, a lot of people in their 30-50s on 'ere. Few on MAL would know of it/younger fans though. Think it on Amazon/Prime, all the same.

Glad I not only one that remembers--was worried I'd be mistaken for an ion tbh. Crossed mind as posted its Romeo/Juliet aspect would make it appeal both sexes. It's been decade(s) since watched/read but the manga differs greatly last half/few vols. Delves into Aion/Pandemonioum. Still manages end in gut punching way, albeit not to extent anime. Might be worth a read. Maybelline.
 
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